Secret Soul

**DISCLAIMER: Sailor Moon and other characters belong to Naoko Takeuchi, Cartoon Network, etc. The ideas (i.e. the slayer, watcher... etc.) of BTVS belong to it's creator Joss Whedon, the WB, etc. None of these characters belong to me. **

Author's Notes: Hi. This is my first fanfic so please bear with me. This is an AU and I portrayed Serena/Sailormoon quite differently than how she originally is. So don't be surprised if you don't see her klutzing out ever now and then. Please send some feedback! and Enjoy reading. :)

Rating: PG-13
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"Begin at the Beginning and when you get to the end stop" -Alice in Wonderland.

Secret Soul
by: Anaika Knight


CHAPTER ONE-

"Hey, Serena!" Raye greeted as she and Amy walked up to her. Serena turned from her locker and smiled. "Hi. Raye, Amy. How were your weekends?" Serena asked as she went back to her locker and grabbed some of her books. "Are you feeling well? You're actually here at school on time. It has to be a full moon or something, huh meatball head." Raye teased with a grin. "Don't call me that. I already have that pompous jerk Darien calling me that. I don't need you too." Serena whined loudly. "Stop that, meatball head. I can't help it if that's what you are." Raye explained but Serena only stuck out her tongue while Amy shook her head silently.

"RING!!!" "C'mon Ames. We'll be late to class if we wait for Serena." Raye said as she grabbed the blue-haired girl's arm. Serena looked at Amy's worried face before mouthing that it was alright as she disappeared around the corner. Serena laughed lightly at her friend's antics. Sure Raye, got on her nerves quickly but she was still a good friend to have around plus it kept her on her toes. "I just wish I didn't have to whine so often. I must really annoy them sometimes." Serena contemplated as she closed her locker and took a step back bumping something in the way. Serena jumped away in surprise as she looked at what she bumped into. "Watch where you're going, Meatball head." chided the tall dark haired blue eyed, Darien Shields. Serena groaned in frustration. It was the jerk again, like she didn't have enough to deal with. He was in the same class as her and the other girls. The real heart-clencher was the knowledge that he was a very good friend with the girls. Talk about a reversal on the line, 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend.'

"I'm sorry, oh pompous one, but you're royal head is too big for this hall." Serena insulted sarcastically as she turned away from him and began walking to her class. Darien stood there in the hall and watched her leave as he raised an eyebrow in surprise or confusion, he didn't know. Did Meatball Head actually come up comeback?
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The day went by so slowly as Serena made her way from class to class. It was boring and she just wasn't in the mood to hearing her teachers lecture. Finally as the last bell rang, Serena hurried out of her class to meet Amy at the library. At lunch, Amy told her that the girls were all going to the mall to buy presents for their boyfriends and she wanted to know if I wanted to come along. I agreed even though I didn't have a boyfriend. I don't mind and I might as well start my Christmas shopping anyway. I made my way across campus until I finally arrived at the steps to the library. I walked up to see Amy and the others already waiting for me. "I hope you guys weren't waiting long." I asked as I stopped beside them. Amy shook here head.

"No. We all just arrived a minute or so ago." Amy answered. I looked over at Mina and saw her looking at something past me. "What's wrong Mina? Do I have something on my nose?" I joked. Mina smiled smugly. "I think you have an admirer Serena." Mina said smoothly. I looked at her curiously. "What in the world are you talking about?" I asked confused. "Over with Andrew and Greg is Darien. He happens to be looking right over here and at you." Mina said as she elbowed Serena smugly.


"Stop it. He's not staring at me and to prove it to you I'll turn around and..." Serena became quiet suddenly as she stood face to face, well as much as she could to a guy who stood nearly a half a foot higher than her, with her torment Darien Shields. She raised her head up to look at him clearly. He was standing there, looking at her with his annoying grin on his face, and she could her the girls' laughing.


"You were saying Serena?" Darien prompted with a smile. Serena released her that she didn't know she was holding as she straightened up and looked at him equally. "Haven't you ever heard of personal space? Cause you're basically invading mine." Serena quipped confidently. Darien raised an eyebrow and nodded before he took a step, though small, back. "Again another witty comeback. Who are you and what did you do with our meatball head?" Darien exclaimed over dramatically. Serena looked at him hotly as she listened to everyone stop giggling so they could hear their conversation. Better at least end this quickly. "Ahhh... Why do you have to keep making fun of me? You conceited jerk. I wish you'd just go away." Serena whined excessively as she continued her ranting. Darien shrugged. "Lower the decibels, Meatball Head. I should have known that was a dream." He commented. "What's a dream?" She asked before he continued. "You, actually saying something worth while." Darien said coldly. Serena stopped her whining and stared at Darien intently.

Darien stared at Serena's eyes and watched as anger, surprise, and sadness flash across her eyes in seconds. For the first time in a while, he truly regretted every time he was mean to her especially at this moment. Serena was quiet as she tried to read Darien's face and she wasn't disappointed. She saw the regret and worry hidden under that pompous glare of his. That made her forgive him, a bit anyways. "Darien, I have a lot worth saying, it's just you never choose to listen." Serena said icily as she pushed passed him and the girls. All the girls watched Serena walk away but no one could move. They were just too in shock. Amy finally spoke up.

"Darien, You're my friend and I care for you greatly. But you can be such a jerk sometimes." Amy stated as she ran down the stares towards Serena. "I know. I know." Darien mumbled as he turned towards the other girls. "I just wanted to know why she was acting so...un- Serena." Darien said as he leaned against one of the library pillars. "Well, what do you expect. We all grow up; its just Serena takes a little longer." Raye answered as she received a small punch from Mina. Mina shook her head before she looked at Darien. "You shouldn't feel so bad. But you should apologize to her." Mina said as she leaned against the pillar next to Andrew, her boyfriend. "I agree, she should at least get that much especially from you." Lita concluded as she signaled the other girls to follow her. "C'mon, let's catch up with Amy and Sere so we can head to the mall." Lita faced Darien and the other guys. "We'll see you later Darien. Andrew, Greg. Oh, can you guys tell Ken I'll see him later. Thanks." Lita said as the three girls began hurrying down the stairs to the other side of the courtyard.

Darien looked out at the courtyard and he could vaguely see Serena standing at the end of the courtyard with Amy. He tried to focus on her face as he watched her animatedly talk, probably about him. Darien thought wryly. "Hey, Romeo. If you're trying to get Serena's attention, you shouldn't keep insulting her." Greg joked as he followed his friend's gaze. Darien playfully punched Greg in return. "I don't like Serena. She's an annoying child and she can't even get around a room without bumping into someone." Darien responded. "Sure, Darien. Whatever you say." Both Andrew and Greg said together. Darien just rolled his eyes and watched her for only a second more till he said his goodbyes and left for home.
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After a long afternoon at the mall with the girls, Serena finally decided to go home. Her little showdown with Darien was the talk of the afternoon but it luckily ended once they reached the mall. Then presents became the main topic. It was fun and she did finish some shopping for her family, while the girls each found something good to get their boyfriends.

If I remember correctly, Lita got Ken a new jacket and sunglasses. Raye got Chad some surfer clothes and a new guitar book. Amy got Greg a couple of books along with some cds. Finally, Mina got Andrew a new outfit to go with his free tickets to see Lifehouse perform in concert with her. I was definitely surprised by the tickets since I heard they were sold out. I am so jealous of her now. Serena grinned to herself as she thought about it. All in all it was a successful afternoon shopping.

Serena arrived at her two story white house a few minutes later. It was only 6:30pm and the sun was still up. "Maybe I'll go for a little ride tonight." Serena thought to herself as she brought her bags into the living room. She then made her way upstairs where she quickly changed her school uniform for a pair of blue pants, a green tank top, and a white cotton jacket. As she walked back downstairs she began to tie her hair into a long french braid as she sat down on one of the kitchen stools. While she was tying her hair a silver strand fell over her eyes.

"What in the-" Serena exclaimed as she stared at the tendril of solid silver hair. She quickly got up and rushed to the nearest bathroom to inspect her hair. Once she turned on the lights she was greeted with a unique sight. All her blond hair was now silver for no reason at all. Serena ran her hands through it as she gazed in shock and fright, finding no sign of blond hair on her head. "What's happening to me?" Serena said as she pony tailed her hair. "I need to get some air. I need- I-." Serena stutter in utter bewilderment as she hurried to grab her keys.

Not knowing anything at all about her hair, Serena got on her bike and hid her hair in her helmet before speeding out into the streets. Her mind was racing with questions. Why was her hair silver instead of blond? Did it change earlier? Why didn't I notice it right away? There were just too many questions that didn't have a single clear answer. Serena began to breath deeply as she tried calming her anxiety. It was slowly working as she felt the cool winter wind blow on her skin. It made her think of something else other than her hair and that's all she cared for. She'd try figuring it out later but first she-

"AHHHH!!! HELP ME!!!" Serena heard a female voice pierce through all the noise around her. The voice vibrated through her ears as she steered her motorcycle to an empty parking lot. "Ugh." Serena moaned as she pulled off her helmet and laid it on the seat. Serena looked around her and saw that she was at the park. An eerie feeling surrounded her as she walked inside. "What am I doing here?" Serena said out loud as she walked past the trees. There was no one in the park and it seemed completely deserted for the night. She shook her head and was about to turn back when the voice called out again.

"Help Me!!!" Serena whipped forward and began running after the voice. Someone obviously was here and in trouble. Serena kept running trying to listen for the voice as her mind kept asking her, "What are you doing? Do you even know what you're running to?" Serena felt her fear rising as she tried to persuade herself to stop and let someone else find the girl. But she knew that she couldn't. It wasn't right. What if, Nick never came for her? Serena focused on that thought as she could hear voices and a loud rumbling sound, only a few feet from her.

As she came to a stop, she saw something she had never seen before. A big scaly youma with it's scaly claw wrapped around a small child's neck. Serena heard other voices call out at the youma. It was the famous Sailor Scouts. They were surrounding the youma but they didn't attack. I stood there wondering why when I realized. It was the child. She was too close. I stared at the child and a deep ache pained me to help her now. I have this strong sensation that I should help her but what could I do? I don't have powers like the scouts. "She'll die, if the Scouts don't stop the youma now. But they can't risk hitting her." I explained to myself. As I stared at her still, I could see her face growing paler. I shook my head as my hand clenched into a fist as I made my decision.

With all the power in my legs, I began running straight towards the youma. It's back was towards me so I had the strength of surprise on my side. I could hear the scouts yell for me to stop, but I ignored them completely as I hurried to the girl's aid. Only a couple of feet away I suddenly vaulted myself into a forward handspring. I felt my felt my body fly in the air, high enough for me to swiftly kick the youma directly in the head. Quickly I flipped to the ground and landed on my feet.

The youma staggered off balance from the blow and I took this chance to grab the young girl from the youma's loose grip. Once I had her in my arms I ran straight into the trees. I didn't look back as I placed the girl gently on the floor. I took off my jacket and wrapped it around her. She still had a pulse so I wasn't as worried, but she still needed to get home. I stroked the child's hair from her eyes. "I'll be right back. They might need my help." I said softly to the sleeping girl before I got up and went back.

The Scouts were still fighting with the youma. I stood near a tree and watched as the black haired scout, Mars, use her fireballs against it while the tall brunette, Jupiter, followed in suit. They were each attacking strategically, one or two after the other. Soon the whole area was covered in Mercury's fog while the blond, Venus attacked. As they fought I paid close attention to youma. It was still on it's feet, though visibly weakened. I could hear the scouts yelling back and forth on what they should do.

"Mercury, we need a little help. Can you contact, Tuxedo Mask?" Mars said a few feet away. "I'll try, but-" Mercury stopped as a rose pierced the youma's back. "He's already here." Mercury finished with a smile on her face. "Tuxedo, distract the youma while we try our planet attack." Venus instructed as she ran over to Mercury with Jupiter behind her. The tall dark masked man nodded in response as she pulled out his cane. "Leave everything to me." He said before running to fight with the youma.

Tuxedo Mask began fighting one on one with the youma. They exchanged blows until the youma got the upper hand. Tuxedo Mask was knocked a few feet away from the blow. The youma laughed in triumph as it called upon it's powers. Tuxedo Mask shook his head as he began to rise to his feet. He turned around to be greeted by a mass of fireballs coming towards him. He could hear the scouts calling out to him as he braced himself for the impact. Then in an instant he felt a strong but light weight hit him, knocking him down to the floor. There was no pain but there was a warm presence next to him.

He quickly opened his eyes wider as he regained his bearings. First, he was going to get hit by fireballs, and then he found himself on the floor next to a young woman. Her back was to him as she kneeled low to the ground breathing deeply. Her hair was loose in pony tail and it shined silver in the moonlight. He was in awe when she turned to face him. She was an angel, with her silver eyes, silver hair, beautiful face and burnt arm. A small gasp escaped his lips as gazed at her wounded arm. It was bleeding and burnt from the youma's attack. She didn't make a sound, the only sign that she was even in pain were her eyes. Her eyes spoke words and they were saying she was hurt, badly.

"We have to get you out of here." He said as he reached for her. She stopped him though with her unharmed hand. "You have to stop the youma first. I'll be fine. Now go." She said as she looked over her shoulder to see the scouts using their planet attack with all their powers on the youma. Tuxedo Mask stood up and watched as the youma began to turn to dust. A smile of relief etched on his lips. "It seems they've got it covered." He said as they heard the scouts compliment each other with their victory.

He looked at the girl who now stood fully up. She barely reached his chin and she looked un-phased by the whole deal. "Like I said, we should get you to the hospital." He repeated again. Serena looked at him with care. "I can take care of myself. I'll see to it that I go to the hospital." She looked over at the scouts. "Anyway it seems you've got a little company." Serena said as motioned towards the scouts. Tuxedo Mask turned to them and waved them over as he walked forward so they could see him better in the dark.

Serena made use of the time his back was turned, and hurried into the trees. She didn't need him to take her to the hospital especially since she still had the little girl to worry about. Serena didn't forget about her even when her mind became filled with saving the masked man. When she was standing by the tree watching the scouts fight, she noticed the man fighting hand to hand with the youma. She was impressed with his skill until he fell hard to the ground. That was when she noticed the youma. It was glowing and that all in itself told her to move.

She ran as fast as she could towards him when the youma sent out a bunch of fireballs towards him. She heard the scouts call to him as she jumped at him. She was just in time to knock him down but not without burning her arm in the process. Serena winced as the wind blew across her new wound. It hurt but she couldn't cry out especially not in front of him. She didn't know why but she knew she couldn't. So here she was, cradling her arm and hiding from the man she just saved, without a thank you. Serena laughed to herself as she began walking to where she left the small child. "To think all I wanted to do tonight was get my mind off my hair." She chided to herself.

Back with the scouts, Tuxedo Mask looked around to see the mysterious girl missing. Who was she? What was she doing here? He questioned to himself. Agreeing to figure it out later he called out into the night, "Thank you for saving my life." "You're welcome, Darien." he heard a familiar voice tease him. He turned around to see the scouts other selves. Raye, Amy, Lita, and Mina stood before him with a smile on their faces. "So who was that girl?" Amy asked and none of them knew the answer.
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